TodayOn this dayNovember 16
On this day
Good news on November 16.
Positive things that happened on November 16, with 3 verified milestones. Each milestone links to the source it was checked against.
Verified milestones
Scientific firsts, civil-rights wins, conservation, medicine, kindness, and other good news. Checked against the linked source.
1889
On November 16, 1889, the Oahu Railway and Land Company began operating on the Hawaiian island of Oahu. The railroad moved crops from inland farms to the port.
For a read-aloud. A railway opened on Oahu and helped farmers send their crops to the harbor.
1907
Oklahoma entered the Union as the 46th state on November 16, 1907.
For a read-aloud. Oklahoma became a state.
2022
On November 16, 2022, NASA launched the uncrewed Artemis I flight from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Orion rode a Space Launch System rocket on a test trip around the Moon.
For a read-aloud. NASA launched an uncrewed test flight to practice a future trip around the Moon.
For the classroom
Two questions a teacher can use as a warm-up. This page is for an adult to read with a class.
- How can a new road or railway help a whole island or state?
- What would you test before sending people on a long trip?
From the archive
Stories published on November 16 will show up here. The archive is still young.
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When a story is published on November 16, it will be listed here with the milestones above.